Boulder police executed a search warrant this week at the Whittier neighborhood home of PLAN-Boulder County member John Spitzer as part of what he says is an investigation into his son over allegations involving the possession of child pornography.

Multiple neighbors told the Daily Camera that Boulder police officers — some of whom were dressed in SWAT-style gear and carrying drawn guns and rifles — served the warrant at 2323 20th St. on Wednesday morning.

Spitzer, who could not be reached until Friday, said the search was part of an investigation into his 41-year-old son Christopher Spitzer, who also lives at the address and has a past conviction for possession of child pornography.

Boulder police spokeswoman Laurie Ogden said she could not discuss the nature of the search warrant, other than to say it was part of an open investigation and that no arrests have been made.

Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett also declined to comment on the investigation.

John Spitzer, however, said his son has retained legal counsel and plans to turn himself in to authorities next week. He also confirmed that the allegations in the current investigation mirror a 2005 case in Gunnison County in which Christopher Spitzer admitted to possession of child pornography.

John Spitzer, who said he was not involved in the investigation, said police took his son's computer as part of the search.

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Christopher Spitzer could not be reached for comment.

According to an arrest report from Gunnison police, Christopher Spitzer was living in that city in 2005 when his roommate told police he had seen chid pornography as a screensaver on Spitzer's computer.

Police applied for a search warrant and discovered child pornography on Christopher Spitzer's computer, eight binders with pornographic images and several pornographic books and lists of suspected child porn websites, according to the report.

Christopher Spitzer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years of probation.

In late 2016, Spitzer applied to de-register from the sex-offender registry because he had been off of probation for five years and had not been arrested on any new charges in that time.

A judge granted the order on Dec. 20, 2016, according to court records.

He's among Boulder's most politically active citizens, and has filed numerous unsuccessful election complaints with the city clerk in recent years. He also is the founder and a 40-year member of the Whittier Neighborhood Association.

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